Lunar Craters: Going South … Casatus (and Klaproth) Moretus Curtius / Moon 91.3(-) / 20230110
Getting in close to the moon … and closer still …
With the moon 91.3% lit, Clavius was still a bit too flat, so I went further south.
From left to right
- Klaproth and Casatus (with the small crater within)
- Moretus (with the central peak)
- Curtius (with small crater on its southern rim)
Casatus is a
lunarimpact crater that is located near the southern limb of the
Moon. The north-northeast rim of the crater overlies a portion of the slightly larger crater
Klaproth.
Moretus is a
lunarimpact crater also located in this heavily cratered highland region near the south pole. The rim of the crater has a wide, terraced inner wall, and a complex outer
rampart. The floor has been partly resurfaced and is relatively flat. In the middle is a central mountain formation that rises about 2.1 kilometers above the surrounding floor.
Curtius is a
lunarimpact crater that is located in the southern part of the
Moon. From the
Earth the crater appears foreshortened, making it more difficult to observe detail. Nevertheless, this is a large crater that can be readily found in even small telescopes. Curtius is located within one crater diameter of the still-larger
Moretus to the southwest. To the northeast is the smaller
Pentland. Curtius is 95 kilometers in diameter and 6.8 kilometers deep. It is from the
Nectarian period, 3.92 to 3.85 billion years ago.
C8 EHD, ASI174MM, IR685, EQ6-R Pro
Photons: Barlow 2x, 1080p 13ms Gain 200 168s 20% stacked
AutoStakkert, PixInsight, Adobe LightRoom
20230110 03:16cet
One of the many images I captured that second night out with the C8 EHD. Happy with the level of detail, processing turned out quite well on this image
Any constructive guidance is welcome
Clear Skies everybody! 🤩✨🔭
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